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Legislator > Melanie Sachs
State Representative
Melanie Sachs
(D) - Maine
Maine House District 102
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022
contact info
House Democratic Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Phone: 800-423-2900
Phone 2: 207-287-1430
Home Address
84 Kelsey Ridge Road
Freeport, ME 04032
Freeport, ME 04032
Phone: 207-299-6825
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | This bill provides that the Public Utilities Commission is authorized to establish performance-based metrics and rate-adjustment mechanisms for a public utility in any proceeding. | Crossed Over |
| LD408 | An Act to Allow Unaccompanied and Emancipated Minors to Access Their Vital Records At No Cost | This bill requires the state registrar to make available the vital records of an unaccompanied and emancipated minor to the minor at no cost. | Passed |
| LD186 | An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service | This bill clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission may incorporate time-of-use pricing for the supply of standard-offer service. | Crossed Over |
| LD339 | Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum | This resolve provides $100,000 for each year in the 2026-2027 biennium to the Maine Indian Education school district to develop and implement a Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students. It requires the Maine Indian Education school district to administer a pilot program in coordination with state-approved high schools throughout the State. The funds will be used for curriculum development, staff, transportation and support services. The resolve also directs the Department of Education to coordinate with the Maine Indian Education school district to make available and disseminate, as appropriate, any Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students to state-approved schools throughout the State. It requires the department and the superintendent to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on the dissemination of the curriculum and use of funds. | In Committee |
| LD641 | An Act to Support Diversion Efforts to Prevent Homelessness in Maine | This bill provides one-time funds in fiscal year 2025-26 and fiscal year 2026-27 only for the Housing Problem Solving Program. | Passed |
| LD1259 | An Act to Enhance Public Safety in Maine by Defining the Relationship Between Local and Federal Law Enforcement | This bill prohibits state or local law enforcement agencies or officers from entering into contracts with federal immigration enforcement authorities. | In Committee |
| LD1949 | An Act Regarding Energy Fairness | Part A of the bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules prohibiting the disconnection of utility services of a residential customer for nonpayment if the residential customer is enrolled in, has begun the process to enroll in or has been denied enrollment in an assistance program administered by the Public Utilities Commission or another state agency and the customer attests to the utility that the customer or a member of the customer's household is 65 years of age or older, is incapacitated or dependent or has been certified within the last 12 months as having a medical condition or disability by a medical professional or government authority. It also prohibits disconnections if a member of the customer's household has not attained 12 months of age. The commission is required to adopt a process by which a public utility may petition the commission to proceed with a disconnection of a residential customer's service that would otherwise be prohibited. Part A also prohibits a competitive electricity provider from entering into an agreement to provide service to or renew a contract for generation service for a residential consumer that, in the 12-month period prior to entering into the agreement or renewing a contract, has received low-income assistance unless the commission finds that the consumer would receive a lower rate by enrolling in or renewing the contract when compared to the standard-offer service available to that consumer. Part B prohibits certain expenses from being included in a public utility's rates, including fines and penalties, costs associated with travel, lodging and food for officers and members of a public utility's or affiliated interest's board of directors, expenditures for investor relations and certain costs associated with the attendance at, participation in, preparation for or appeal of any contested rate case proceeding conducted before the commission. If a public utility includes any prohibited expenses in rates, it is subject to administrative penalties and the commission may direct the utility to use a portion of the administrative penalties owed for the payment of a rebate to the public utility's customers. In addition to an administrative penalty, the commission is required to order the public utility to issue a refund to the public utility's customers, including interest. Part C requires the commission to adopt rules to require public utilities with over 50,000 customers to file a quarterly docket with the commission containing data from the previous quarter applicable to residential and nonresidential customers. The rules must require that the filing data include information regarding customer overdue accounts, disconnections, reconnections, deposits and payment plans. Part C also requires the commission, within existing resources, to conduct a proceeding at least once every 5 years to review administrative charges collected by a public utility with over 50,000 customers during the preceding 5-year period to ensure that such administrative charges are in compliance with applicable law. Part C also requires that if an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility includes on a customer's bill a public policy charge, the utility must include an accurate and comprehensive description of the costs and benefits of the components of public policy charges, including, but not limited to, energy efficiency programs, renewable energy programs and low-income energy assistance programs. Part D amends the definition of "assisted project" in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1304, subsection 1-A to lower the size threshold of a project to which the definition applies. It requires that certain percentages of total labor hours of the construction, alteration or repair of a generation facility are performed by qualified apprentices. Part D also requires the Public Utilities Commission, in executing its duties, powers and regulatory functions under Title 35-A, while ensuring system reliability and resource adequacy, to consider and incorporate environmental justice principles. It requires the commission, on or before April 1, 2026 and within existing resources, to establish a community engagement plan. | In Committee |
| LD1700 | An Act to Create a Direct Investment Pilot Project Under the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator | This bill clarifies that the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator may provide capital to qualified projects in the form of direct loans. It also directs the Efficiency Maine Trust to establish and administer a renewable energy generation and grid technology pilot project through the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. Under the pilot project, the trust must provide financing and investment services for renewable energy generation and grid technology such as storage to support clean energy distribution, including microgrids and smart grid applications. Within 24 months of the effective date of this legislation, and as long as sufficient funds are available, the trust must use no less than $1,000,000 of the funds held within the accelerator to provide all types of investments and financial services authorized under the accelerator to renewable energy generation and grid technology projects. By January 29, 2028, the trust must provide a report on the pilot project to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters, and the committee may report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 133rd Legislature. | Passed |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | This bill makes comprehensive changes to the growth management program, including substantive and procedural changes to comprehensive land use planning. | In Committee |
| LD1436 | An Act to Update and Clarify Provisions Related to 9-1-1 Services | This bill does the following: 1. It updates and adds terminology to be consistent with modernized 9-1-1 systems and federal standards; 2. It clarifies rule-making authority by designating the Public Utilities Commission as the entity responsible for rulemaking instead of the Emergency Services Communication Bureau within the commission and makes all rulemaking under the emergency services communication laws routine technical; 3. It reorganizes the provisions of law related to 9-1-1 funding; 4. It expands the granting authority of the bureau to allow grants, subject to available funds, to be used to consolidate 2 or more public safety answering points and dispatch centers into a new regional public safety answering point and dispatch center or transfer a public safety answering point and all of its dispatch services to another existing public safety answering point. It also changes the allowable funding cap for nonrecurring costs to $1,000,000 per biennium; 5. It removes the requirement that the bureau reimburse local exchange carriers and cellular and wireless telecommunications service providers for eligible expenses incurred by the carriers and service providers; 6. It removes the requirement regarding the inclusion of 9-1-1 information in telephone directories; and 7. It expands the application of provisions related to the information required to be provided to the commission in order to maintain the 9-1-1 database and services and the coordination of 9-1-1 service from local exchange carriers only to originating service providers. | Passed |
| LD1525 | An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine | This bill establishes provisions to promote the development and operation of organizations that accept donations of firewood and provide access to firewood free of charge to individuals and families who are in need of heating assistance. These organizations are called firewood banks. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry to provide information to the public to increase awareness of firewood banks and to maintain a list on the bureau's publicly accessible website that lists all of the operating firewood banks in this State. The bureau must also develop informational resources to promote the successful operation of firewood banks in this State. In fulfilling these obligations, the bureau may consult with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service. The bill requires that any time there are timber or forest harvesting operations on state- owned land located within 50 miles of a firewood bank, the State is required to offer a donation of 8 to 13 cords of hardwood to that firewood bank. The bill clarifies that a firewood bank and the municipality or county in which a firewood bank is located is not liable for any damages caused by the taking or use of firewood obtained from a firewood bank. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to provide guidance to municipalities and counties concerning management of environmental impacts and solid-waste disposal associated with the operation of a firewood bank. | Passed |
| LD1396 | An Act to Amend Maine's Municipal Subdivision Standards to Increase the Number of Dwelling Units on or Divisions of a Tract of Land Before the Tract is Considered a Subdivision | This bill amends the definition of "subdivision" within the land use planning laws governing subdivisions to exclude from the definition the creation of up to 4 lots or dwelling units on a parcel of land. The bill provides that the addition or creation of an attached or unattached accessory dwelling unit does not constitute a lot. The bill also amends the exception to the subdivision law for a division of a new or existing structure into 3 or more dwelling units by allowing the creation of any number of dwelling units, whether by creation of a condominium or through redevelopment of the interior of the structure. | Dead |
| LD1081 | An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places | This bill amends the law governing local offices where a person may apply for general assistance to require each municipality to designate daily hours when an application may be obtained, accepted and processed. These designated hours may not total less than 50% of the municipality's regular business hours. It also changes the information that must be posted at the local offices to reflect this amendment. | Passed |
| LD973 | An Act to Establish the Community Partnerships with Public School Systems Grant Program | This bill establishes the Community Partnerships with Public School Systems Grant Program in the Department of Education to encourage the creation of partnerships between public and private colleges and universities, community action agencies or equivalent agencies and public school systems. It requires the program to provide grants for the purpose of offering services and addressing issues related to mental health, public health, staff development or other issues identified by the community or schools. It also makes a one-time appropriation of $500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to support the program. | Passed |
| LD860 | An Act to Allow the Public Advocate to Obtain Information from Public Utilities, Competitive Electricity Providers and Standard-offer Service Providers | This bill requires competitive electricity providers to provide the Public Advocate copies of reports and other information required to be filed with the Public Utilities Commission. The bill also allows the Public Advocate to make recommendations to the commission or the Legislature, including the reasonableness of rates charged by a public utility or competitive electricity provider. | Passed |
| LD802 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department | This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with an independent service provider to design a mentoring program for youth who have extended care and support agreements with the department. The contract includes researching mentoring programs that are evidence-based, training requirements for participants and data collection and analysis. The input of youth who have or have had extended care and support agreements must be specifically included. The department must submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters, no later than January 2, 2027, with recommendations for a mentoring program. The committee is authorized to report out legislation to the 133rd Legislature in 2027. | Passed |
| LD596 | Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure | This resolve provides that, pursuant to the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3132, subsection 6-C, the Legislature approves the construction and operation of a high-impact electric transmission line and appurtenant facilities to interconnect renewable energy resources in northern Maine with the electric grid operated by the New England independent system operator. | In Committee |
| LD307 | An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update certain laws regarding energy, utilities and technology. | In Committee |
| LD1130 | An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State | This bill amends the law governing the State's energy storage goals by establishing an additional goal of developing at least 300 megawatts of long-duration battery storage within the State by December 31, 2035. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD694 | An Act to Require Petitions for Interstate Transmission Lines to Include Provisions for Conservation Funding | This bill requires that, for the Public Utilities Commission to determine a petition to develop a high-impact electric transmission line sufficient, the petition must include a provision for an annual payment to the Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund at a rate of $10,000 per megawatt, of which at least 20% must be directed to the Conservation Land Management Fund. | In Committee |
| LD838 | An Act to Explore Public Financing and Ownership of Electric Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to explore savings options for electricity ratepayers through public financing and ownership of electric transmission and distribution infrastructure. | In Committee |
| LD1080 | An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income | An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1686 | An Act to Clarify, Align and Amend Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A | This bill does the following. 1. It clarifies the funding sources for activities undertaken by the interconnection ombudsman to be consistent with Public Law 2023, chapter 643, Part WWW, section 1. 2. It updates the Public Utilities Commission's annual reporting requirements to include a cross-reference to specific reporting requirements related to beneficial electrification for clarity. It also removes the requirement that the commission include in its annual report on low-income assistance programs an assessment of the effectiveness of the oxygen pump benefit and the ventilator benefit with respect to covering only those electric charges directly related to use of an oxygen pump or ventilator by the program participants. 3. It clarifies that a consumer-owned water utility is not subject to the requirements related to the issuance of stocks, bonds and notes, even if the utility's charter established in law requires authorization by the Public Utilities Commission. 4. It amends penalty provisions relating to violations committed by natural gas pipeline utilities and gas utilities to align with federal regulations. 5. It amends the maximum rate adjustment that a consumer-owned water utility may propose from 1.5% of current total annual revenue to 1.5% of current rates. 6. It aligns the entities required to contribute to the commission's telecommunications education access fund with the entities required to contribute to the Maine Universal Service Fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | This bill eliminates the Governor's Energy Office, creates a new cabinet-level Department of Energy Resources and transfers the functions of the Governor's Energy Office to the new department. The Department of Energy Resources has responsibility for oversight of state energy policies, programs and development efforts, is the designated state energy office and is directed to assess energy supply and infrastructure needs while aligning with the State's greenhouse gas reduction targets. The department also administers the Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Program and the Maine Energy Resources Development Program and coordinates state energy policy and actively fosters cooperation with the Efficiency Maine Trust. The bill establishes a process for the conduct of competitive solicitations by the department. The Commissioner of Energy Resources is appointed by the Governor and is responsible for developing and implementing the comprehensive state energy plan, overseeing energy efficiency efforts and supporting renewable energy goals, including reducing energy costs, increasing renewable energy capacity and lowering oil dependence. The bill establishes the salary range of the commissioner and deputy commissioner, adds the commissioner as a nonvoting member of the board of directors of the Maine Technology Institute and authorizes the commissioner to act as a representative of the State in the regional greenhouse gas initiative. The bill also amends the membership of the Maine State Housing Authority to require that one of the commissioners have expertise in the sustainability requirements for construction projects funded by the authority and amends the at-large membership of the Finance Authority of Maine to require that one of the members be knowledgeable in the field of clean energy finance or technology solutions to climate change. The bill requires the Department of Energy Resources to work with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy, utilities and technology matters and staff from the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes to develop legislation to effect the transition of responsibilities from the Governor's Energy Office to the Department of Energy Resources. | In Committee |
| LD1107 | Act to Create a Working Group to Support Tax Expenditure Evaluation Efforts | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to establish a working group to support efforts to evaluate tax expenditures. | In Committee |
| LD432 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow Municipalities to Apportion Real and Personal Property Taxes on the Basis of Property Classification | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to authorize municipalities to apportion property taxes based on the property's classification as defined by and according to the process enacted by the Legislature in statute. | Dead |
| LD229 | An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates | This bill changes, beginning in 2026, the current income tax brackets by increasing the threshold amount of income subject to the current tax rates of 5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%. The bill adds 3 new income tax brackets and imposes tax rates of 7.52%, 7.15% and 8.2% in those new brackets. As under current law, the income tax brackets are indexed to the Chained Consumer Price Index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. | In Committee |
| SP0778 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1187 | An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform Crime Reports | This bill adds to the categories of uniform crime reports that all law enforcement agencies are required to submit to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification to require the reporting of the number of mental health referrals made pursuant to the extreme risk protection order statutes and the number of individuals who received services pursuant to those referrals. | In Committee |
| LD110 | An Act to Require Reporting on the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds by Certain Municipalities and County Governments | An Act to Require Reporting on the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds by Certain Municipalities and County Governments | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD411 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms | This bill amends the law governing the disposition of firearms that have been forfeited to the State as a mandatory part of a criminal sentence under the general sentencing provisions of the Maine Criminal Code. Current law requires that forfeited firearms used in commission of a murder or unlawful homicide crime be destroyed by the State. The bill extends the requirement to all firearms that have been forfeited as mandated by the general sentencing provisions of the Maine Criminal Code. The bill also eliminates one of the exceptions to mandatory forfeiture applying to cases in which the firearm subject to forfeiture is rightfully owned by another person. The bill amends the provision of law governing forfeiture of firearms within the Maine Juvenile Code to align with the general sentencing provisions as amended by this bill. The bill amends the relevant asset forfeiture laws to align with the narrowed exception for 3rd-party claims to firearms subject to forfeiture as provided by this bill. Finally, the bill directs the Attorney General to update rules governing the disposition of forfeited firearms under state law. | In Committee |
| LD1138 | An Act to Reduce Pollution Associated with Transportation in Alignment with the State's Climate Action Plan | This bill implements the following provisions designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. 1. It amends the law regulating state monitoring of, reporting on and compliance with the requirements for gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions levels to require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with those reductions levels. Under current law, the Department of Transportation is authorized but not required to adopt such rules. 2. It requires the Department of Environmental Protection, by December 31, 2025, to adopt rules establishing greenhouse gas emissions limits specific to different source categories within the transportation sector that are designed to be achieved through biennial targets imposed over a 10-year period and to ensure compliance with established gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions levels and with the transportation-specific greenhouse gas emissions reductions projections established in the climate action plan under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 577, subsection 5-A. The Department of Transportation is required to adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with those greenhouse gas emissions limits established by the Department of Environmental Protection by rule. 3. It requires the Department of Transportation to develop and, by July 1, 2026, publish a plan that, at a minimum, sets forth strategies for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector necessary to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions and limits under Title 38, section 576-A and strategies for reduction of statewide vehicle miles traveled in accordance with the targets identified in the climate action plan. 4. It provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, prior to inclusion of a capacity expansion project in a Department of Transportation or Maine Turnpike Authority transportation improvement program, work plan or long-range transportation plan, the department or the authority, as applicable, must complete an impact assessment of the project. The bill defines "capacity expansion project" as a transportation project that results in modifications or other changes to a transportation facility and that is designed to improve vehicle travel time or increase maximum throughput. The impact assessment process is to be used by the department or the authority to determine whether a capacity expansion project is consistent with the transportation greenhouse gas emissions reductions plan under Title 23, section 4209-C, the transportation-related targets in the climate action plan and the transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions limits. The impact assessment must, at a minimum, include projections for greenhouse gas emissions associated with the capacity expansion project over a 20-year period, net change in vehicle miles traveled for the affected transportation network as a result of the capacity expansion project and the direct impacts and induced demand impacts of the capacity expansion project on vehicle miles traveled for the affected transportation network as a result of the project. If, through the impact assessment, the department or the authority determines that the project is not consistent with the plan, targets and limits, the department or the authority must alter the scope or design of the project to ensure greater consistency with the plan, target or limits, incorporate sufficient mitigation measures into the project or halt project development. The bill describes the types of mitigation measures that may be incorporated into a capacity expansion project and sets forth the criteria for determining whether such mitigation measures will be considered sufficient to allow the project to proceed. 5. It establishes the Transportation Climate Technical Committee to assist in the development and review of the transportation greenhouse gas emissions reductions plan to assist the Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority in the implementation of the requirements and processes for evaluating the greenhouse gas emissions associated with capacity expansion projects under Title 23, section 710, and to otherwise advise the Department of Transportation, the Maine Turnpike Authority and the Legislature regarding achievement of the transportation sector targets identified in the transportation greenhouse gas emissions reductions plan, the climate action plan and the greenhouse gas emissions reductions levels and limits. | In Committee |
| LD837 | An Act to Require Positions Taken by the Public Advocate to Be Consistent with the Cost-effective Implementation of the State's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Obligations | An Act to Require Positions Taken by the Public Advocate to Be Consistent with the Cost-effective Implementation of the State's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Obligations | Passed |
| LD945 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority | Passed |
| LD1726 | An Act to Enhance the Coordination and Effectiveness of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning | This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission and the Efficiency Maine Trust to use an energy forecasting method for energy supply and demand forecasting that is consistent with the energy forecasting method used by the Governor's Energy Office in preparing the comprehensive state energy plan. It requires the commission, in developing requests for proposals, conducting procurements and negotiating agreements for energy and energy storage systems, to consider the grid plans developed by large investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to seek to optimize grid capacity and minimize the need for capital investment in the transmission or distribution system. It also requires the commission to, when engaging in transmission and energy planning, establish mechanisms to integrate grid plans filed by large investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities, seek to improve efficiency and reliability of and reduce congestion on the grid through the consideration of grid-enhancing technologies and advanced conductors and incentivize the incorporation of low-voltage sensors to improve grid monitoring capacity. The bill also requires the commission, in consultation with the Efficiency Maine Trust and the Office of the Public Advocate, to conduct a review of the nonwires alternative investigation and recommendation process established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3132-C. By January 1, 2026, the commission must provide a report of its recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology. The committee may report out a bill related to the commission's recommendations to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | In Committee |
| LD1463 | An Act to Prohibit the Auctioning of State Surplus or Forfeited Firearms | This bill prohibits the State from offering surplus or forfeited firearms for private or public sale and requires all surplus and forfeited firearms to be destroyed except for firearms that were assigned to a state employee as a part of the employee's official duties, which may be purchased by that employee upon leaving employment. The bill also requires the Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the Commissioner of Public Safety, to update the rules of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the Department of Public Safety relating to the destruction of surplus and forfeited firearms. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Public Safety to contract with an outside vendor specializing in the destruction of firearms. | Dead |
| LD1657 | An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs | This bill expands the use of tax increment revenue for affordable housing by adding authorized project costs, including costs for the development, sale, purchase, financial support and operation of affordable housing and for the creation, maintenance and administration of a municipal loan or grant program to provide assistance to qualifying purchasers of affordable housing. | In Committee |
| LD1500 | An Act to Establish the Maine Community Development Financial Institution Fund to Support Small Businesses, Rural Economic Development and Affordable Housing | This bill establishes the Maine Community Development Financial Institution Fund and the Maine Community Development Financial Institution Program within the Department of Economic and Community Development. The program will provide loans and grants to community development financial institutions to provide financing to underserved communities in Maine. The bill also requires a $500,000 transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the fund. | In Committee |
| HP1242 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HP1241 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD677 | An Act to Update the Statutory Definition of "Machine Gun" and Prohibit Possession of a Rapid-fire Device | This bill modifies the provision of the Maine Criminal Code defining "machine gun" to include any part or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun. The bill enacts a provision that makes it a Class D crime for a person to knowingly possess a rapid-fire device without authority to do so. A rapid-fire device is a device, part or combination of parts that is not a machine gun and that materially increases the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm above the rate of fire of the semi-automatic firearm absent the device, part or combination of parts. With respect to the definitions of "machine gun" and "rapid-fire device," the bill provides a nonexhaustive list of examples describing the types of devices that would satisfy each general definition. | In Committee |
| LD995 | An Act to Provide Funding for Low-income Electric Ratepayer Assistance | This bill specifies, for purposes of needs-based low-income assistance for electricity customers, that "low-income household" means a household with income of no more than 150% of the federal poverty level. The bill also provides one-time funds of $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and in fiscal year 2026-27 for low-income electric ratepayer assistance. | Passed |
| LD1471 | An Act to Require Energy Efficiency Disclosure Statements and Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Rental Housing in the State | This bill allows, beginning January 1, 2030, a tenant to terminate the tenant’s lease if the landlord fails to provide a signed energy efficiency disclosure statement required to be provided by landlords under current law. The bill allows, beginning January 1, 2035, a tenant to terminate the tenant’s lease if the tenant’s dwelling unit does not meet the minimum insulation standards for residential units prepared by the Public Utilities Commission or, if the tenant pays for the dwelling unit’s heat, require the landlord to pay the tenant an amount equal to half of the monthly heating bill until the dwelling unit is insulated to minimum insulation standards, with exceptions. The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to prepare and update minimum energy efficiency standards for residential units and requires the Public Utilities Commission, the Efficiency Maine Trust and the Maine State Housing Authority to post the energy efficiency disclosure statement form and the minimum energy efficiency standards on their publicly accessible websites and to distribute the forms and the standards to tenants' rights organizations, elderly advocacy organizations and other entities determined relevant by the Public Utilities Commission, the Efficiency Maine Trust and the Maine State Housing Authority. | In Committee |
| LD1127 | An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility | An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD537 | An Act to Prohibit the Doxing of a Minor and to Authorize a Related Civil Action | This bill prohibits a person from engaging in conduct that constitutes doxing when the target of the doxing is a minor. It also authorizes a family member, legal guardian or representative of a minor who is a target of doxing in violation of that prohibition to bring a civil action on behalf of the minor for injunctive relief, actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, any combination of those remedies or any other appropriate relief. Under the bill, doxing is defined as the knowing disclosure of personal identifying information of a person, without that person's consent, and when that disclosure is intended to cause, and in fact either directly or indirectly causes: 1. A course of conduct directed at or concerning that person that constitutes stalking pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 210-A; 2. Physical harm to that person; 3. Serious damage to the property of that person; or 4. That person to reasonably fear for that person's own physical safety or to reasonably fear for the physical safety of a close relation of that person. The bill sets out a number of defenses to this authorized civil action, including when the disclosure of personal identifying information of a minor was for the sole purpose of engaging in lawful and constitutionally protected activity pertaining to speech, assembly, press or petition, including to address a matter of public concern. | In Committee |
| LD1338 | Resolve, Directing State Agencies and Semiautonomous State Agencies to Provide a List of Surplus Properties and Properties Eligible for Redevelopment to the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority | This resolve requires each state agency and each agency created by an act of the Legislature that is not a part of the Executive Department to submit to the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority a list of properties owned by the agency that the agency has determined to be surplus and potentially eligible for redevelopment under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 5157. It also requires the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development regarding the properties and their potential for redevelopment. | Dead |
| LD1246 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development to Convene a Working Group to Review the Process of Setting Impact Fees | This resolve requires the Department of Economic and Community Development, in collaboration with the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, to convene a working group to study the process by which municipalities impose impact fees under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 4354. The working group must include representatives of municipalities and developers associated with municipal infrastructure improvements and others with relevant experience. The department must submit a report based on the study, including recommendations and any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development, and the committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | In Committee |
| LD1240 | An Act to Align the Schedules for Climate Change Protection Plans and Grid-enhancing Technology Reviews with the Integrated Grid Planning Process | An Act to Align the Schedules for Climate Change Protection Plans and Grid-enhancing Technology Reviews with the Integrated Grid Planning Process | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1170 | An Act to Make the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and Development of State-owned Surplus Land | This bill replaces the Maine State Housing Authority with the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority as the state agency responsible for the transfer and development of state-owned surplus land. The bill also removes an outdated report provision regarding the Maine State Housing Authority's first option to purchase surplus lands. | In Committee |
| LD260 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to prohibit the denial or abridgment by the State or any political subdivision of the State of equal rights based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry or national origin of an individual. | Passed |
| LD522 | Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Study the Extent of Workforce Gender Segregation in the State | This resolve directs the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to study the extent of occupational and workforce segregation by gender in the State and assess any disparities in safety or compensation related to that segregation. The commission is required to submit a report based on its findings by January 15, 2026 to the Secretary of State and the Joint Standing Committee on Labor. | Passed |
| LD974 | Resolve, to Increase the High School Graduation Rate by Creating the Maine Promise Initiative | This resolve directs the Department of Education to create a program to be known as the Maine Promise Initiative. The primary goal of the initiative is to have, by 2030, at least 95% of the State's secondary school students graduate from high school in either a 4-year or a 6-year time period. The initiative must include additional 2030 graduation rate goals, including increasing graduation rates for identified populations that are below the 2025 graduation rates of the general population of secondary school students. The department is directed to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 3, 2025. The joint standing committee is authorized to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. The resolve includes a one-time appropriation of $100,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to support the creation of the initiative. | In Committee |
| HP0950 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD931 | An Act to Amend the Law Allowing Incarcerated Pretrial or Presentence Individuals to Be Credited Time for Participation in Voluntary Work Projects in a Jail | This bill allows an inmate who is detained at a county or regional jail pretrial or presentence to voluntarily participate in a public works-related project or in the improvement of property owned by a charitable organization. Such an inmate may have the inmate's sentence to the jail prorated at the rate of up to one day removed from the sentence for every 16 hours of participation in the project if the inmate is sentenced on the charge for which the inmate is detained at the jail. | In Committee |
| HP0504 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD77 | An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #243 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD16 | An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine | Reconsider RC #226 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD197 | Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Conduct a Study Regarding the Future of Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the State | Recede And Concur RC #225 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD186 | An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #240 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Reconsider RC #248 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD339 | Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #233 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD384 | An Act to Prevent Student Homelessness | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #228 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD439 | An Act to Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage and Enhance Sporting Opportunities for Maine's Youth by Allowing Maine's Youth to Hunt on Sunday | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #244 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD607 | An Act to Require the Approval of Superintendent Agreements Regarding Transfers of Students Between School Administrative Units | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #234 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD820 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #245 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD832 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce the Debt of the Vassalboro Sanitary District | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #229 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD870 | An Act Regarding the Membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #232 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD919 | An Act to Require Parental Permission for Certain Surveys and Questionnaires Administered to Minors in Schools | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #235 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1097 | An Act to Provide De-escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School Personnel | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #236 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1292 | An Act to Codify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Contributions to the Highway Fund with Regard to the Sensible Transportation Policy Act | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #231 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1255 | An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #237 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1258 | An Act to Include Qualified Out-of-state Electric Vehicle Providers and Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under the Electric Vehicle Fund | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #241 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1420 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Ensure a Just and Equitable Energy Transition for Maine's Workforce | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #230 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1473 | An Act to Require Utilities to Monitor Meters for Natural Gas Leaks | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #242 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1536 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Bail | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #227 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1626 | An Act to Improve Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #238 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1881 | An Act to Ensure the Rights of Parents of Minor Children in Education | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #239 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1884 | Resolve, to Increase the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #247 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Insist RC #223 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Recede And Concur RC #205 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Insist RC #204 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD343 | An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the State | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #214 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD342 | An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #213 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD309 | An Act to Allow a Political Party to Determine How That Party's Nominee Is Selected in a Primary Election | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #220 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD500 | An Act to Ensure Access to Safe Drinking Water from Household Wells in Rural Areas by Expanding Testing | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #217 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD493 | An Act to Expand Testing for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Private Drinking Water Wells | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #216 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD551 | An Act to Restore Balanced Emergency Powers | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #210 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD671 | An Act to Abolish the Maine Income Tax and Establish a Zero-based Budget | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #218 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD723 | Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #211 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD818 | An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #224 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD858 | An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #212 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD900 | An Act to Protect State Retiree Pensions from Inflation | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #209 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1017 | An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #208 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1159 | An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash | Recede And Concur RC #206 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1288 | An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws Regarding Heroin, Fentanyl and Cocaine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #207 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1329 | An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #219 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1358 | An Act to Reduce Electricity Rates by Removing Limitations on the Ownership of Generation by an Affiliate of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #215 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1395 | An Act Regarding Human Trafficking Prevention Instruction and Dissemination of and Access to Obscene Material in Schools | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #222 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1437 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Specify the Qualifications of Electors in State and Local Elections | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #221 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD29 | Resolve, to Require the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Lower Road Rail Use Advisory Council and the Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council | Adopt Hah-126 To Cas-44 RC #185 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD29 | Resolve, to Require the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Lower Road Rail Use Advisory Council and the Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #184 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD60 | An Act to Allow Employees to Request Flexible Work Schedules | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #194 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD61 | An Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #197 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD30 | Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council | Adopt Hah-127 To Cas-45 RC #183 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD30 | Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #182 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD112 | An Act to Promote Opportunities by Establishing a Student Wage | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #195 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD277 | An Act to Amend the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sundays and Holidays | Adopt Hah-293 To Cah-251 RC #203 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD331 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Ensure Timely Reimbursement Under MaineCare Regarding Hospital Cost Reports | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #196 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD487 | Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting Portland to Orono as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #181 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD525 | An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #189 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD724 | An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #187 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD732 | An Act to Prohibit Copyrights for Works of State Government | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #198 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD784 | An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #188 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD885 | An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #190 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD855 | An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #200 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD853 | An Act to Replace the Minimum Hourly Wage with a Regionally Based Living Wage | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #201 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD1022 | An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes | Enactment - Emer RC #180 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1063 | An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #192 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1219 | An Act to Increase State Funding for the Campuses of the University of Maine System | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #186 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1331 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding When the Governor May Call the Legislature into Session | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #199 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1405 | An Act to Amend Laws Governing the Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #193 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1462 | An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy | Acc Report "a" Ought To Pass RC #202 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1586 | An Act to Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #191 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD21 | An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment and Response | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #169 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD16 | An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #174 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD160 | An Act to Eliminate REAL ID Requirements in Maine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #167 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD206 | An Act to Protect Maine Businesses by Eliminating the Automatic Cost-of-living Adjustment to the Minimum Hourly Wage | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #176 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD255 | An Act to Support Mobile Home Residents in Purchasing Their Mobile Home Parks | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #172 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #179 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD482 | An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities and Broaden Educational Services for Students Enrolled in Equivalent Instruction Programs | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #178 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD599 | An Act to Raise the Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #177 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD696 | An Act to Bolster the Maine Teacher Residency Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #170 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #173 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Recede And Concur RC #166 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Reconsider RC #165 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Recede And Concur RC #164 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD771 | An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #168 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD828 | An Act to Allow Chiropractors to Be Designated as School Health Advisors | Recede And Concur RC #163 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD1022 | An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #175 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD1210 | An Act to Regarding Renewable Electricity Generation by Hydropower Projects | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #171 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD82 | An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | Enactment - Mandate RC #161 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD220 | An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #145 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD222 | An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added | Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #158 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #152 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD266 | An Act to Require the Updating of Voter Registration Signatures | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #153 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD349 | An Act to Repeal the Laws That Allow Same-day Voter Registration | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #154 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD421 | An Act to Eliminate Barriers to Reentry into the Community After Incarceration by Repealing Certain Driver's License Suspension Provisions | Recede And Concur RC #143 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD530 | An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #149 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD538 | An Act to Amend Maine's Prescription Drug Labeling Law by Allowing the Removal of the Name of a Prescriber of Mifepristone, Misoprostol and Their Generic Alternatives | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #148 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD666 | An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs | Acc Report 'a' Otp-am RC #157 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #144 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD635 | Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #151 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #150 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD874 | An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown | Enactment RC #162 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD935 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection to Report on Air and Soil Chemical and Metal Levels and on Soil Testing on Solar Panel Farm Sites | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #147 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Maine Joint Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 102 | House | Democrat | In Office | 12/07/2022 | |
| ME | Maine House District 048 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 12/02/2020 | 03/11/2024 |